CVE-2023-6051 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-6051: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') in GitLab

Vendor Gitlab
Product GitLab
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published December 15, 2023
Last update November 20, 2025
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CVSS base score

5.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions before 16.4.4, all versions starting from 16.5 before 16.5.4, all versions starting from 16.6 before 16.6.2. File integrity may be compromised when source code or installation packages are pulled from a specific tag.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 15, 2023 CVE published
November 20, 2025 Record updated